Only the Secular Party supports comprehensive secularism

Federal Election 2010

Our Candidates

In our first election as a registered political party, the Secular Party is proud to be fielding thirty one candidates across Australia. These include Senate candidates in all states and nineteen candidates for the House of Representatives, including candidates running against both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.

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	Queensland	Division
	Katrina Alberts	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Peter Shelton	Senate	Email	How to Vote
	Steve Jeffery	Capricornia	Email	How To Vote
	New South Wales
	Ian Bryce	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Lyle Warren	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Peter Williams	Shortland	Email	How To Vote
	John August	Wentworth	Email	How To Vote
	Mathew Crothers	Farrer	Email	How To Vote
	Kenneth Cooke	Warringah	Email	How To Vote
	Annette Williams	Gilmore	Email	How To Vote
	Christopher Owen	Sydney	Email	How To Vote
	Australian Capital Territory
	Quintin Phillips	Fraser	Email	How To Vote
	Victoria
	John Perkins	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Rosemary Sceats	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Trent Reardon	Hotham	Email	How To Vote
	Will Clarke-Hannaford	Murray	Email	How To Vote
	Nimrod Evans	Chisholm	Email	How To Vote
	Penelope Green	Melbourne	Email	How To Vote
	Gregory Storer	Melbourne Ports	Email	How To Vote
	Mark Hitchins	Holt	Email	How To Vote
	Peter Harris	Jaga Jaga	Email	How To Vote
	Paul Sheehan	Lalor	Email	How To Vote
	Robert Gordon	McEwen	Email	How To Vote
	Tasmania
	Jeff Keogh	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Jin-oh Choi	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Lucas Noyes	Lyons	Email	How To Vote
	South Australia
	Scott Sharrad	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Moira Clarke	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Avi Chapman	Boothby	Email	How To Vote
	Western Australia
	Guy Curtis	Senate	Email	How To Vote
	Andrew Thompson	Senate	Email	How To Vote

Preferences

In terms of major parties, our preferences are allocated to the Democrats, Greens, Labor then Liberal.

• The Secular Party endorses statements made by Ayaan Hirsi Ali on her tour of Australia ... more
• A judge in the Federal Magistrates Court has upheld the right of children to be able to choose their religion when they are old enough to do so ... more
• On the 16th of June 2010, the Secular Party of Australia became an officially registered party with the Australian Electoral Commission.
• The Secular Party made a submission to the Senate Inquiry into a public benefit test for religious organisations on 16 June 2010 ... more
• The Global Atheist Convention was held in Melbourne, 10-12 March 2010. The Secular Party is not an atheist party, but many supporters may have an interest in this. Party president John Perkins was a presenter at the Convention.

• The World Parliament of Religions was held in Melbourne in December 2009. The Secular Party made a presentation at the parliament on the benefits of secularism in keeping the peace between religions.
• Popemobile protester charges overturned. 27 April 2009 ... In a victory for free speech and the freedom to criticise religious crimes, the NSW Police were today forced to withdraw their charges against the builder of the fake Popemobile.. ...
• The Australian Human Rights Commission commissioned a report on Freedom of Religion and Belief. The Secular Party was concerned about the possible agenda of this inquiry and made a submission. (see submission document)
• Submission to Treasury Review of Austraria's future Tax System. 13 October 2008 ... We provide estimates of the cost to taxpayers of the tax concessions and subsidies that are granted to religious organizations. ...
• Catholics and the Victorian abortion Bill. 06 October 2008 ... Media Release
• Hillsong Church has no place in public schools. 9 September 2008 ... Media Release
• Submission to Senate Inquiry on Charities. 28 August 2008 ... The current disclosure regime is archaic because ...
• Catholic World Youth Day is state sponsored pilgrimage. 2 April 2008 ... Media Release
• Secular Party at the 2007 Newtown Festival ... download video (6mb)
• Secular Party Campaign Launch 7 November 2007 ... Media Release.
• Dr Philip Nitschke and the Secular Party join forces, 6 November 2007 ... more.
• Australia, coal and global warming, 27 September 2007 ... more.
• Secular Party merges with Freedom From Religion Party, 20 August 2007 ... more.
• Mr Howard and Mr Rudd at the Hillsong church, 11 August 2007 ... more.
• 2006 Census shows big increase in non-believers, 10 August 2007 ... more.
• Secular Party Submission argues that school uniforms should be uniform, 7 June 2007 ... more.
• Freethought groups oppose school chaplains, 30 October 2006 ... more.
• Secular Party Submission argues that discrimination against same-sex relationships is caused by religious prejudice, 16 June 2006 ... more.
• Poll shows most favour separation of Church and State 21 February 2006 ... more.

With or without religion, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion. - Steven Weinberg

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